Maria (2024 film)

Maria
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Directed by	Pablo Larraín
Written by	Steven Knight
Produced by	Juan de Dios Larraín Jonas Dornbach Lorenzo Mieli Pablo Larraín Janine Jackowski Maren Ade Simone Gattoni
Starring	Angelina Jolie Pierfrancesco Favino Alba Rohrwacher Haluk Bilginer Kodi Smit-McPhee
Cinematography	Edward Lachman
Edited by	Sofía Subercaseaux
Production companies	Fremantle The Apartment Pictures Komplizen Film Fabula FilmNation Entertainment
Distributed by	01 Distribution (Italy) StudioCanal (United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Poland) Netflix (United States)
Release dates	August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29) (Venice) November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27) (United States) January 1, 2025 (2025-01-01) (Italy) February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06) (Germany)
Running time	124 minutes
Countries	Italy Germany United States
Languages	English Greek
Box office	$900,959[1]

Maria is a 2024 biographical psychological drama film about opera singer Maria Callas. It is directed by Pablo Larraín, written by Steven Knight, and is an international co-production between Italy, Germany, and the United States. The film stars Angelina Jolie in the title role, along with Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, and Kodi Smit-McPhee in supporting roles. It is the third film in Larraín's trilogy of important 20th-century women, following Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021).

The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2024, where it competed for the Golden Lion and received generally positive reviews from critics, who singled out Jolie's performance for praise. It was released in select theaters in the United States on November 27, 2024, before streaming on Netflix on December 11. It is set to be theatrically released in Italy by 01 Distribution on January 1, 2025, and in Germany by StudioCanal on February 6.